Kadir Nelson: The Duke of Drawing. (cover story)

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  • Author(s): Deppe, Michele
  • Source:
    Winner. Sep2006, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p10-11. 2p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      NELSON, Kadir; ILLUSTRATORS; AMERICAN artists; ARTS; HUMANITIES
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED StatesReport Available
    • Abstract:
      The article profiles U.S. illustrator Kadir Nelson. He has drawn the illustrations for more than 15 children's books. Kadir helped form Steven Spielberg's vision for the movie Amistad. He created visual ideas for the cartoon movie Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. Celebrities such as actors Denzel Washington, Will Smith, and Jada Pinkett-Smith, and tennis star Venus Williams collect Kadir's paintings.